Apparatus for manufacturing cylindrical records and blanks for phonographs, graphophones, and the like.



No 888,682. PATENTED MAY 26, 1908..

. J. AMES, S. BURGESS & B. TRAYNOR. I APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING GYLINDRIOAL REOORDS AND BLANKS FOB. PHONOGRAPHS, GRAPHOPHONES, AND THE LIKE.

' APPLIOA TION FILED MAR. 27, 1908.

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nNo. 888,682. PATENTBD MAY 26 1908. LT. A S. BURQESS & AYNOR. APPARAT OR MAN TUBING OYLIN AL RECORDS AND BLAN'KS I PHONOGRAPHS, GRAPHOPH S, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MA 19 -5. 1

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No. 888,682. I PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

. LAMBS, s. BURGESS & E. TRAYNOR. APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING GYLINDRIGAL RECORDS AND BLANKS.

FOR PHO NOGRAPHS, GRAPHOPHONES, AND THE'LIKE. APlLIUATION FILED MAR. 27, 190s.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN AMES, OF LONDON, AND STEPHEN BURGESS AND EDWARD TRAYNOR, F LEYTON- STONE, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING CYLINDRICAL RECORDS AND BLANKS FOR PHONOGRAPHS,'GRAPHOPHONES, AND THE LIKE.

No. 888,682. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 26, 1908. Application filed March 27, 1908. Serial No. 423,695.

TooZZ whom itmgy concern: 1 shown sloped with flat center portion, and c it known that we, JOHN AMns, residing pushes the support back against the pressure at 77 Tredegar road, Bow, London, factory of the springs, thus removing the shell from manager, and STEPHEN BURGESS and ED- contact with the wheel I) and enabling it to 55 5 WARD TRAYNoR, both of 89 Melford road, be handled and the record or blank removed. Leytonstone, England, electrochemical en- The shell" carrying frame n has a series of gineers, have invented a certain new and useholes' is, one opposite to each. shell into which ful Apparatus for Manufacturing Cylindrical a spring and foot-controlled rod f can enter Records and Blanks for Phonographs, so as to lock the frame it and prevent it 60. Graphophones, and the Like, of which the I turning.

following is a specification such as will enm are blocks holding the springs s which V able others skilled in the art to which it apcan be adjusted by set screws and nuts, or in pertains to make and use the same. other convenient manner.

This invention relates to improved (10- g is the spring on stop rod j, and j, j, are 15 vices or machines for revolving'rotatable, rollers guiding the frame it. cylindrical shells or other suitable holders, The molten wax or equivalent is supplied carrying molds, of the kind in which records from any convenient source and fed into the or the blanks or cylinders for same for phonomold through the nozzle 25. Cold air, water graphs, graphophones and the like are made and the like may be supplied through pipes 20 by pouring into them molten wax, or any such as p into the molds to assist the cooling other suitable material of which records or l'of the wax.

blanks may bemade. What We claim and desire to secure by An object of this invention is to provide Letters Patent is novel means for carrying a series of molds 1. In a phonograph record molding 11151: '25 and simultaneously rotating them, novel chine, shells for contaii-iing molds, a shell 7 means being provided for successively movcarrying frame, slidable supports for the ing the molds out of operative relation with shells, means for rotating the shell carrying the rotating 'ineans whereby the molds sucframe, means engaging the peripheries "of 'cessively cease rotation in order that the the shells for rotating them anda member 30 product may be removed. I stationed in the'normal path of travel of With the foregoing and other objects'in portions of the shell supports adapted to view, theinvention consists in the details of engage and actuate the said supports as they construction and in the combination and ar are moved into engagement with said memrangement of parts to be hereinafter more her by the rotation of the shell carrying .35 fully set forth and specifically claimed. frame.

e Will'now describe our invention with 2. In a phonograph record molding inareference to the accompanying drawings in chine, shells for containing molds, a shell -wh q *-h:- carrying frame, slidable supports for the Figures 1 and 2 show respectively side secshells, means for rotating the shell carrying 40 tional and plan views ofamachine constructframe, means for rotating the shells and a ed according to our invention, and Figs. 3 rotary member stationed in the normal path and 4 show details connected with the shells. of travel of portions of the shell supports The table (1 supports the revolving wheel adapted to engage and actuate the said supwhich has frictional contact with the shells ports as they are moved into engagement 45' c and rotates them at a high speed; These with -said member by the rotation of the shells are inountedon spring controlled sup'- shell carrying frame. ports or blocks cl arranged in the slides l on 3. In a honograph record molding mathe revoluble shell carrying frame 7. An chine, shel s for containing molds, a frame idle wheeleis mounted on the table ain such on which the shells are mounted, slidable 50 a position that it engages one at a time the supports for the shells, means for rotating, inner edges of the supports (2, which are the shells, a member stationed in the norg saun s mal path of travel of portions of the shell In witness whereof ve have hereunto st su ziports adapted to engage and actuate the our hands in presenr wf two witnesses.

sa; su ports as they are moved inte en- 7 JG N AMES.

gagem with said member by the rotation l S'} FHEN BURGESS.

. of the shell carrying frame, and means for E. WARD TRAYNOR.

automatieally returning the shell supports Witnesses: when the shell carrying frame moves them WALTER J.' l mRTEN, out of engagement with said member JOSEPH LAKE. 

